Vitex novae-pommeraniae

Botanical Description

Vitex novae-pommeraniae is a tree usually growing from 7 - 27metres tall, occasionally reaching 34 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole is usually up to 80cm in diameter, rarely up to 120cm, it is without buttresses and can be free of branches for up to 15 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Vitex novae-pommeraniae is only known from about eight localities and these are all under threat of deforestation and habitat destruction. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].